Programme
The afternoon of the 10th December will be an open session dedicated to raising awareness of animal-replacement activities and the consequent challenges.
Full abstracts for the talks are available by clicking on the titles. Biographies of the speakers are available by clicking on their names.
13:00 Registration
13:30 Dr Brett Cochrane Group Head of Science - Dr Hadwen Trust
Introduction
13:40 Dr Gerry Kenna Scientific Director - FRAME
Using non-animal methods to predict and avoid human adverse drug reactions
14:10 Dr Roumteen Keshe Business Development Manager - CN Bio Innovations Limited
From chimps to chips: Organs on a chip for testing of pharmaceutical compounds
14:40 Dr Elliot Lilley Senior Scientific Officer - RSPCA
Alternatives: Why does it take so long?
15:10 Coffee break
15:40 Dr Alpesh Patel Science Officer - Dr Hadwen Trust
Roundtable outcomes
15:55 Kathy Archibald Director - Safer Medicines Trust
Working together to accelerate change
16:25 Professor Mike Philpott Professor of Cutaneous Biology - Barts and the London,
Blizard Institute
Keynote presentation - In vitro models of human skin and oral cancer and tissue repair
17:05 Dr Brett Cochrane Group Head of Science - Dr Hadwen Trust
Concluding remarks
17:15 Drinks reception